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Weather and Climate

Weather and Climate. Meteorologists – study weather . Information in their weather reports include Temperature Type & amount of precipitation Wind speed Relative humidity Atmospheric pressure Presence of fog, mist, or cloud cover weather network forcast for Sarnia, On.

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Weather and Climate

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  1. Weather and Climate

  2. Meteorologists – study weather Information in their weather reports include • Temperature • Type & amount of precipitation • Wind speed • Relative humidity • Atmospheric pressure • Presence of fog, mist, or cloud cover • weather network forcast for Sarnia, On

  3. Atmospheric conditions including temperature, wind, precipitation and humidity over a short period of time ( a day or a week) Meteorologists use weather balloons, satellites, aircraft and weather stations to predict weather by collecting data Range of weather in a region over a long period of time Climatologists collect data over 30 years or more & average results to determine regional climates Weather vs Climate

  4. Interactions between water, air and the sun’s energy cause weather Climate in a region determines the types of plants & animals that live there “Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get”  Robert Heinlein Nasa climate vs weather clip

  5. Classifying Climate • Originally Earth was separated into climate zones based on temperature, precipitation & plant communities  but, more detailed ecoregions were developed • Ecoregions are based on landforms, soil, plants, animals, urban centres & climate •  there are 867 different ecoregions on Earth •  Canada has its own system of mapping ecoregions and we call them ecozones

  6. Bioclimate profiles • Are graphs that show temperature & moisture conditions in an area • Show current & future projections

  7. Factors Affecting Climate • Latitude (distance from the equator) • Presence of large bodies of water • Presence of ocean or air currents • Land formations • Altitude (height above sea level)

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